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diary
a private daily record of one’s experiences and feelings; journal, daybook, log, chronicle
Not to be confused with:
dairy – a place where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made; a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.
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di·a·ry
(dī′ə-rē)n. pl. di·a·ries
1.
a. A usually daily written record of personal experiences and observations; a journal.
b. A daily record of events or measurable phenomena, usually kept to track patterns over time: kept a diary of blood sugar levels.
2. A book or computer file used for keeping such a record.
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diary
(ˈdaɪərɪ)n, pl -ries
1. a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc
2. a book for keeping such a record
[C16: from Latin diārium daily allocation of food or money, journal, from diēs day]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
di•a•ry
(ˈdaɪ ə ri)n., pl. -ries.
1. a daily written record of one's experiences, observations, and feelings.
2. a book for keeping such a record.
3. a book for noting daily appointments and the like.
[1575–85; < Latin diārium daily allowance, journal =di(ēs) day + -ārium -ary]
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| Noun | 1. |  diary - a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observationspiece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| 2. | diary - a personal journal (as a physical object) journal - a record book as a physical object |
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diary
noun
1. journal, log, chronicle, memoir, daily record, logbook, day-to-day account the most famous descriptive passage in his diary
2. engagement book, schedule, agenda, calendar, timetable, organizer, Filofax (trademark), appointment book, personal organizer My diary is pretty full next week.
Quotations
"Keep a diary and someday it'll keep you" [Mae West Every Day's a Holiday]
"Keep a diary and someday it'll keep you" [Mae West Every Day's a Holiday]
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Translations
مُفَكَّرَه، يَوْمِيّاتيَوْمِيَّات
deníkdiář
dagbog
päiväkirja
dnevnik
dagbók
日記
일기
dienoraštis
dienasgrāmatapiezīmju grāmatiņa
dnevnikkoledarrokovnik
dagbok
สมุดบันทึกประจำวัน
nhật ký
diary
[ˈdaɪərɪ] N (= journal) → diario m; (for engagements) → agenda fI keep a diary → estoy escribiendo un diario
see desk B
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diary
[ˈdaɪəri] n (= personal records) → journal m
to keep a diary → tenir un journal
I keep a diary → Je tiens un journal. video diary
to keep a diary → tenir un journal
I keep a diary → Je tiens un journal. video diary
(= appointment book) → agenda m
I've got her phone number in my diary → J'ai son numéro de téléphone dans mon agenda.
I've got her phone number in my diary → J'ai son numéro de téléphone dans mon agenda.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
diary
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
diary
[ˈdaɪərɪ] n (daily record) → diario; (for engagements) → agendato keep a diary → tenere un diario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
diary
(ˈdaiəri) – plural ˈdiaries – noun a (small book containing a) record of daily happenings. The explorer kept a diary of his adventures.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
diary
→ يَوْمِيَّات diář dagbog Terminkalender ημερολόγιο diario päiväkirja agenda dnevnik diario 日記 일기 dagboek dagbok pamiętnik diário дневник dagbok สมุดบันทึกประจำวัน ajanda nhật ký 日志Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
diary
n diarioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.